Categorical answer modes provide superior validity to open answers when asking for level of physical activity: a cross-sectional study

SJG Olsson, Ö Ekblom, E Andersson… - … journal of public …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: Physical activity (PA) used as prevention and treatment of disease has created a need
for effective tools for measuring patients' PA level. Our aim was therefore to assess the …

Measuring semantic components in training and motivation: a methodological introduction to the semantic theory of survey response

JK Arnulf, A Dysvik, KR Larsen - Human Resource …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This is a methodological presentation of the relationship between semantics and survey
statistics in human resource development (HRD) research. This study starts with an …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple, correlated covariates associated with differential item functioning (DIF): Accounting for language DIF when education levels differ across languages

LE Gibbons, PK Crane, KM Mehta, O Pedraza… - Ageing …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Differential item functioning (DIF) occurs when a test item has different statistical properties
in subgroups, controlling for the underlying ability measured by the test. DIF assessment is …

The interpretation of change in verbal reports: Implications for health psychology

P Norman, S Parker - Psychology and Health, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
This paper raises a number of issues for health psychology in relation to the interpretation of
change in verbal reports. Drawing on a typology of change developed to evaluate …

eVITAL: A Preliminary Taxonomy and Electronic Toolkit of Health‐Related Habits and Lifestyle

L Salvador-Carulla, C Olson Walsh… - The Scientific World …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To create a preliminary taxonomy and related toolkit of health‐related habits
(HrH) following a person‐centered approach with a focus on primary care. Methods. From …

[HTML][HTML] The Roy adaptation model and content analysis

J Fawcett - Aquichan, 2006 - scielo.org.co
The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Roy Adaptation Model can be used to guide
a combined qualitative and quantitative content analysis of responses to open-ended …

Cross-cultural applications of the Halstead-Reitan batteries

JD Evans, WS Miller, DA Byrd, RK Heaton - Handbook of cross-cultural …, 2000 - Springer
Abstract The Halstead-Reitan battery (HRB) has been extensively used in clinical
neuropsychology and numerous research studies have demonstrated its validity for …

[HTML][HTML] Lost in translation: Thoughts regarding the translation of existing psychological measures into other languages

M Ziegler, D Bensch - European Journal of Psychological …, 2013 - econtent.hogrefe.com
Over the last decades, psychological science has become more and more international
(Alonso-Arbiol & van de Vijver, 2010). In order to be able to compare research findings from …

An examination of the WHOQOL-BREF using four popular data collection methods

Z Shawver, JD Griffith, LT Adams, JV Evans… - Computers in Human …, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid increase of researchers utilizing internet sites for conducting research has not yet
been adequately investigated for the degree to which psychometric properties of instruments …

What characterizes a well‐functioning person? Perspectives from Scandinavian laypeople and mental health professionals

L Kiel, M Lind, H Spindler - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Functioning describes how well a person handles life, but the constituents of functioning and
its measurement remain subjects of debate among researchers. However, approaches …